ORGANISATIONAL SET UP

The Directorate of Enforcement was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. The Director of Enforcement who is an officer of the level of Additional Special Secretary, to the Govt. of India heads this Directorate. Besides, the Directorate has two Special directors posted at Head Quarter and one special director posted at Mumbai. The Zonal Offices are headed by Dy. Directors and Sub-zonal offices by Assistant Director. The Director hasthe following 10 Zonal offices and 11 sub Zonal Offices:-

FUNCTIONS:

The main functions of the Directorate are as under:-
1. To collect, develop and disseminate intelligence relating to violations of the FEMA, 1999. The intelligent inputs are received from various sources such as Central and State Intelligence agencies, complaint etc.
2. To investigate suspected violation of the provisions of the FEMA 1999 relating to activities such as “Hawala” Foreign Exchange racketeering, non-realization of export proceeds, non-repatriation of foreign exchange and other forms of violations under FEMA, 1999.
3. To adjudicate cases of violations of the erstwhile FERA, 1973 and FEMA, 1999.
4. To realize the penalties imposed on conclusion of adjudication proceedings.
5. To handle adjudication, appeal & Prosecution cases under erstwhile FERA, 1973.
6. To process and recommend cases for preventive detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. (COFEPOSA).
7. Register Offence Case u/s 3 of Prevention of Money Laundering and punishable u/s 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act. 2005.
8. To undertake survey, search, seizure, arrest and prosecution action etc. against offender of Prevention Money Laundering Act. 2005 (PMLA) offence.
9. Attachment of property involved in Money Laundering.
10. To provide and seek mutual legal assistants to/from contracting states in respect of attachment/confiscation of proceeds of crime as well as in respect of transfer of accused persons under PMLA.